Aleppo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Aleppo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$509
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1337
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$129
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$68.7
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
15
100
😀 Quality of life
27
78
🏙️ Population
2M
24.9M

The cost of living in Aleppo is 54% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8560th and 4858th ($509 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Syria and China, respectively. Check Syria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Aleppo compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Aleppo ranked 2nd best city to live in Syria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8423rd and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Aleppo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.51
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.48
$1.45
 Cappuccino
$1.06
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.5
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.8
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$191
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$157
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.13%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$707
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$295
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.02
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.86
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.9
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3179
$30174

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Distance City Cost of living
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$582
55 km or 34 mi Idlib
$489
58 km or 36 mi Kilis
$570
87 km or 54 mi Hassa
$537
90 km or 56 mi Antakya
$598
99 km or 61 mi Gaziantep
$577
100 km or 62 mi Iskenderun
$578
103 km or 64 mi Islahiye
$523
106 km or 66 mi Samandag
$597
107 km or 67 mi Nizip
$581
124 km or 77 mi Hama
$417
126 km or 78 mi Osmaniye
$403
144 km or 89 mi Latakia
$386
151 km or 94 mi Ceyhan
$575
155 km or 97 mi Kahramanmaras
$557
161 km or 100 mi Kadirli
$535
168 km or 104 mi Homs
$456
170 km or 106 mi Raqqa
$462
174 km or 108 mi Akcakale
$587
181 km or 113 mi Urfa
$614
183 km or 114 mi Kozan
$585
186 km or 115 mi Adana
$712
201 km or 125 mi Adiyaman
$644
216 km or 134 mi Tarsus
$688
230 km or 143 mi Tripoli
$776
236 km or 147 mi Mersin
$759
260 km or 161 mi Viransehir
$603
262 km or 163 mi Malatya
$544
269 km or 167 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
285 km or 177 mi Jounieh
$1020
285 km or 177 mi Zahle
$912
287 km or 179 mi Deir ez-Zor
$468
294 km or 183 mi Nigde
$699
296 km or 184 mi Bor
$664
297 km or 185 mi Beirut
$1255
306 km or 190 mi Derik
$606
309 km or 192 mi Damascus
$638
309 km or 192 mi Talas
$645
312 km or 194 mi Eregli
$618
313 km or 195 mi Famagusta
$1252

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746